examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
preparatory phase; preparatory period
in the meanwhile; during the time
quiz; short test; mini test
all the questions (in an exam, quiz, etc.)
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
impossibly hard video game
(one's) quota; assignment
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
store interior; inside of a shop
to make a splash; to draw attention
to brighten; to grow light
(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)